gene: eif-2beta [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable mRNA binding activity; translation initiation factor activity; and translation initiation factor binding activity. Involved in determination of adult lifespan; regulation of growth; and translation. Predicted to be part of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 complex. Is an ortholog of human EIF2S2 (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit beta).